Modern poetry is markedly different from classic poetry. It relies less on meter and rhyme, and focuses more on biographical events and the everyday experiences of people. So why isn’t poetry more ...

THERE has been a real need for a definitive collection of modern poetry of the period since the World War, exemplifying recent work of established poets, the increase of associative imagery, the shift ...

For me, poetry has forever been an elusive passion. Everyone always has a different understanding of poetry, making reading into this often-times-dense form of literature a rather refreshing ...

A small crowd gathered on Thursday evening to hear Mark Strand, the Andrew MacLeish Professor on the Committee on Social Thought, read poetry as part of the Divinity School’s 2004 John Nuveen Lecture.

In high school, I thought that poetry was a dead genre, both metaphorically and literally. A quick glance at my English classes’ reading lists had me thinking that the only poets were Shakespearean ...

In celebration of National Poetry Month, here is a list of seven poems written by contemporary poets. These poems highlight themes such as sexuality, race and grief, proving poetry is not only ...

The Catholic Book Club passed another happy milestone this past fall, when our Facebook discussion group gained its 4,000th member (our weekly Catholic Book Club newsletter has also grown, and now has ...

Two new books of Jewish poetry form a bridge to the aftermath of the 1903 Kishinev pogrom — and also speak to us today.

See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9, PLUS and Passport schedules. Videos from KQED Live Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events. Donor ...

In the month of April, we celebrated poetry. National Poetry Month was first established in April 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. Beautiful and moving poetry continues to be created each year, ...

When you read a poem, you might be struck by its form on the page, the page etched with careful words, the words teased into line breaks. But when you hear it? Then you meet the poem in a more ...

As a poet and essayist, Tony Hoagland is a playful - but thoughtful - provocateur. The titles he chose for his last two poetry collections? "Unincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty" and the ...